The Chery Tiggo 7 becomes the first Chinese model to rank inside the Russian Top 20. The Russian new car market dives -22.6% year-on-year in September to 119.485 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.1% to 1.260.111. The next few months aren't looking good either as the microchip and…
The Tata Nexon is up to a record 4th place in India in September. The microchip and parts shortage has finally caught up with the Indian new car market with wholesales down a devastating -36.6% year-on-year in September to just 185.636. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 54% to…
The Tesla Model Y accounts for 19.8% of the Norwegian new car market in September. New car sales in Norway soar 15.7% year-on-year in September to 17.992 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 35.1% to 128.856. BEV sales surge 45.8% to 13.946 and a record 77.5% share, they are…
The Hyundai HB20 is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil for the first time. The Brazilian market is hit hard by the microchip and parts crisis in September with sales down a damning -28.4% year-on-year to just 142.354. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.2% to 1.469.862 and we have downgraded…
The Lynk & Co 01 is up to #7 in the Netherlands in September. The Dutch new car market slides down -15.8% year-on-year in September to 24.663 units, keeping in mind September 2020 was already down -21.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now down -4.9% to 235.977 units. Kia…
Tesla breaks its ranking, volume and share records in Sweden in September. New car sales in Sweden drop -21.2% year-on-year in September to 22.634 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.7% to 232.383. Electric cars shoot up 103.2% year-on-year to 7.454, hitting a record 32.9% share vs. just 12.8%…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Toyota Aygo. As the microchip crisis bites hard, the UK new car market freefalls -34.4% year-on-year in the all-important month of September to just 215.312. This month is traditionally the second strongest in the year as it coincides with a biannual plate change.…
The Dacia Spring is the best-selling BEV in Italy in September. The microchip and parts crisis and the expiration of government incentives have combined to produce a particularly ghastly month in Italy in September with sales plunging -32.5% to 106.345 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 20.9% to 1.176.520.…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in September. As the microchip crisis continues, the Spanish new car market slows down its fall in September at -15.7% year-on-year to 59.641 units, in line with our projections and compared to a -28.9% fall in August. The year-to-date tally is…
Toyota sales are up 7.6% in 2020, partly thanks to the new RAV4. We're catching up on lost time today with full monthly September to December 2020 China retail sales data available as well as Full Year 2020. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments)…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in 2020. Picture motorcar.com.ua Note: September, October, November and December monthly data is also included in the data section of this article. Discover 50 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. New car sales in Ukraine manage to contain their loss to…
Changan Saudi Arabian sales are up 67.7% so far this year. Thanks to a strong Q1 (+28.6%), new vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia limit their fall to -8.4% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2020 to 334.340 units. However August volumes are down -33.1% to 26.711 and September is off…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2020. The Emirati new vehicle market is off -30.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2020 to 110.662 units vs. 158.480 over the same period a year ago. Both Toyota (-22.5%) and Nissan (-25.6%) resist better…
The new D-Max continues to boost Isuzu sales in Thailand. Thai new vehicle sales tilt into positive for the first time since Covid-19 hit with September sales up 2.2% to 77.907 units which leads to a year-to-date tally off -29.8% to 534.729. Toyota (-3.6%) can't quite get to positive just…
In October, Renault sales are up 28.1% in a market down -29.1%. In September, the Slovak new car market rallies back up 30.9% year-on-year to 6.350 registrations, setting the year-to-date tally down -27.3% to 55.607. Skoda (+9.9%) trails the market bit posts a fantastic 25.1% share, distancing Kia (+21%) at…